I have a problem with my eyes. They are not aligned. I would be looking at you but my eyes would be pointing somewhere else. I was teased by my mates. They called me different names. The one that stuck with me is “Mewhɛ Mebɛbi.”
I’m older now. I wear spectacles as a form of correction but at work, my colleagues call me Mewhɛ Mebɛbi. They don’t say it in my presence. It’s a name they call me when they are gossiping about me or when they want to insult me behind my back. It doesn’t bother me. I’ve gone through that phase since I was a child so I’m used to it.
I met a guy who became friends with me and later proposed to me. I thought the transition from friendship to relationship was too fast and steep but he was all over me telling me I was the best thing that happened to him and he couldn’t wait to make me his girlfriend. I liked him too so I said yes.
We’ve been dating for three months now and everything is correct and smooth. We haven’t had sex yet but it doesn’t mean we are not talking about it. We do. We’ve planned how the first time would be like and how we would want to do it. We’ve even discussed favourite positions and all.
This weekend was the time for us to do the do so I went to his house. On my way, I called his phone and he didn’t pick up. When I got to his place, he was busy cooking something so the phone was lying on his sofa. I mistakenly sat on the phone and the screen lit up. When I picked up the phone I saw my missed call on the phone and my name had been saved “Mewhɛ Mebɛbi.”
Ah!
Right there, I became basaa. People save the names of their lovers with alluring phrases. I’m not asking for that much. I have a beautiful name that’s even shorter so what will make my boyfriend, a guy who claims I’m the best thing that happened to him, save my name with the defect I have in my life?
The shuperu didn’t happen. I also didn’t ask why. It was very embarrassing for me to start such a conversation but I would like to conclude that he doesn’t like me that much and walk away. Would that be fair?
